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Opioid Settlement Talks Broaden Ahead Of 1st Federal Trial
CLEVELAND — Efforts to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid epidemic intensified Wednesday ahead of the scheduled start of arguments in the first federal trial over the crisis. A person with knowledge …
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NY Lawsuit: Albany Med Program Exploits Filipino Nurses
ALBANY — A nurses’ union accused Albany Medical Center of effectively forcing Filipino nurses to continue working there under the threat of severe financial penalties and deportation in a federal lawsuit Tuesday. The New York …
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Freeman Murder Trial Adjourned For Second Time
MAYVILLE – The murder trial for Mayville man Rance “Randy” Freeman, Jr., 31, has been adjourned for a second time. A court clerk told WNYNewsNow Friday morning that a new trial date hasn’t been scheduled. …
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Appellate Court To Hear DA’s Argument In Young Arson Case
ROCHESTER – The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office is appealing a decision from Judge David Foley dated Feb. 8th suppressing statements that Jonathan Young, the man charged in connection with several fires in the Jamestown and …
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Supreme Court Takes Up Cases About LGBT People’s Rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two of the term’s most closely watched cases over whether federal civil rights law protects LGBT people from job discrimination. The cases Tuesday are …
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NY Law Now Takes 17-Year-Olds Out Of Adult Criminal System
ALBANY — New York is taking most 17-year-olds with offenses out of the adult criminal justice system. The change is effective this month under the second part of 2017 legislation that raised New York’s age …
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A Look At Top Cases For The Supreme Court’s New Term
WASHINGTON – The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the …
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State AGs, Local Governments Blast Purdue Settlement Offer
NEW YORK – Attorneys general representing nearly half the states and lawyers for more 500 local governments are blasting the terms of Purdue Pharma’s offer to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the toll of …
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NY Sues Student Loan Servicer Over Program Management
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against a loan servicer that handles a student loan forgiveness program for public service workers over how the program has been managed. Attorney General …
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Cities Push Opioid Lawsuits Against Family That Owns Purdue
NEW YORK – Local government lawsuits against the family that owns Purdue Pharma should be allowed to proceed even as the company attempts to reach a nationwide settlement in bankruptcy court over the toll of …
